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ory of them totally, since we now know the 

 better way ? Not as present objects of religious 

 veneration, but as indications of historic develop- 

 ments do they find their place here. 



A quarter of an hour's walk from the chapel 

 we reach the " Burg " [ee) crossing, by a stone 

 bridge of five arches, a ravine one hundred and 

 twenty feet wide and forty feet deep, overgrown 

 with evergreens at the sides. The view from here 

 has already been described at the beginning of 

 this chapter. In the interim, during the construc- 

 tion of the projected buildings, a bench is placed, 

 surrounded by a mixed forest, so that one must 

 mount a step to get an open view. The arrange- 

 ment of this " Burg " plan also is due to my 

 worthy friend Schinkel, without whose inex- 

 haustible talent, and amiability no less inexhaust- 

 ible, I should perhaps never have been enabled 

 to arrive at a satisfactory execution of my ideas. 



It is indeed no small advantage for us to have 

 such a man, whose beneficial activity on behalf 

 of the Fatherland is, however, hardly yet suffi- 

 ciently appreciated. How often have I wished 

 that the English, who spend such enormous sums 

 daily for artistic purposes, almost without results, 

 could obtain a talent equal to his with all their 

 good-will and their wealth. What treasures has 

 not Mr. Nash spent in such matters, and what 

 would not Schinkel have achieved with the same 

 sum ! 



Yet even here in my own country are many 

 things to regret. 



